Westover Pony Club
Loyalty, Character, Sportsmanship

Breeds, Colours & Markings

1. A "grade pony" is of unknown or mixed breeding.
A. True
B. False

2. The quarter horse breed was developed in Spain.
A. True
B. False

3. The gaskin is found on a horse's hoof.
A. True
B. False

4. A blaze is a narrow white mark down the horse's face.
A. True
B. False

5. A chestnut is a reddish brown coloured horse with a black mane, tail and legs.
A. True
B. False

6. The pastern is located below the fetlock.
A. True
B. False

7. A grey horse is born dark coloured, and gets lighter as it gets older.
A. True
B. False

8. The croup is on your pony's leg.
A. True
B. False

9. A chestnut is also called a:
A. Bay
B. Sorrel
C. Brown

10. A palomino has a :
A. Golden Mane
B. Black Mane
C. White Mane

11. A sire is:
A. A young male horse.
B. a male horse of four years or older.
C. a horse or pony's father.

12. What is the oldest 'pure breed of horse'?:
A. Thoroughbred
B. Sheltand Pony
C. Arabian
D. Morgan

13. The fetlock joint on the horse is found :
A. below the knee
B. above the knee
C. below the coronet band

14. What is not part of your pony's topline?:
A. whithers.
B. gaskin.
C. loin.
D. Croup.

15. What is a bald face?:
A. hair loss.
B. a breed.
C. a facial marking.

16. The Quarter horse breed originated in:
A. France
B. Colonial America
C. Spain
D. Argentina

17. Three profiles of a horse's head:
A. Straight, Roman Nose, Dish Face
B. Dish, Roman Nose, Arabian
C. Dish Face, Lopsided, Fine
D. None of the Above

18. What are the three outside parts of the hoof?
A. Frog, shod and corn
B. Hoof, buffer and nail
C. Wall, sole and frog
D. Pritchel, sole , joint

19. What are the five face markings?
A. Moon, wiggle, bold line and spot
B. Star, snip, blaze, stripe and bald
C. Coronet, pastern, cannon, appaloosa and dun
D. Roan, sorrel, chestnut, flea=bitten, and white

20. Socks are:
A. Leg bandages
B. Leg markings
C. Hoof Covers
D. Leg Warmers

21. Which of these are parts of the pony:
A. Mane
B. Whithers
C. Dock
D. All of the Above

22. The muzzle is found:
A. On the foot
B. On the face
C. On the back
D. On the stomach

23. Parts of a horse's head include:
A. hair, cheek, nose, ears
B. mane, poll, forelock, face, cheek, muzzle, chin grove, jaw, throat
C. hindquarters, gaskin, hock, fetlock joint, hoof
D. mane, poll, forelock, face